Psyc 4130 1nd Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture II Primary Sensory Cortex III Broca s Aphasia IV PFC V Sensory Homunculus VI Temporal Lobe VII Beneath the Cortex a Limbic System i Cingulate Gyrus ii Anterior Singular Cortex iii Hippocampus iv Amygdala Outline of Current Lecture I Capgras Delusion II Temporal Lobe Epilepsy III IV V Kulver Bucy Syndrome Diencephalon a Hypothalamus b Hypo pituitary c Thalamus Brain Stem Current Lecture 1 Video Capgras Delusion Traumatic brain injury resulted in some of the axons connected to the amygdala broken This leads the guy to not be able to recognize objects and faces Can t evoke proper emotional response to it Had delusions about people When you look at object message goes to temporal lobe but you don t respond to object emotionally because it doesn t go to amygdala Separate pathway from auditory to amygdala talks to dad on phone and knows its him 2 Video Temporal Lobe Epilepsy TLE excess emotion feels the same about a paper clip as he does to his daughter Extreme high and low emotions follow seizures Kulver Bucy Syndrome These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Bilateral temporalimbic lesion Behavior changes o Hyperorality o Hypersexuality o Changes in aggressive behavior o Visual agnosia o Indiscriminate orienting and exploration Diencephalon other part of Forebrain Hypothalamus o Switch board determines which hormones the pituitary glands will release into blood stream o Hypo and thalamus work as a unit Hypo pituitary o Fight or flight stress cortisol amygdala o Feeding metabolic homeostasis balancing energy demands intake vs outtake fluids electrolyte balances THC binds to receptors in hypothalamus and blocks these signals because neurotransmitters are being repressed o Sexual behavior Thalamus o The brain s relay center o Touch pain incoming signals go to thalamus before they route it to the correct cortex Brain Stem midbrain and hindbrain form the brain stem Superior colliculus and Inferior colliculus o Auditory reflexes Reticular formation Substantia nigra Periaqueductal Grey PAG o Behavioral responses to threatening and sexually arousing stimuli o Electrical stimulation in humans dread o Descending inhibition of pain DI Brains morphine like and THC like compounds
View Full Document
Unlocking...